Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired defenseman David Jiricek (YIHR-ih-chuhk) and a fifth-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Daemon Hunt,

The Columbus Blue Jackets have officially traded David Jiricek to the Minnesota Wild. The #CBJ get Daemon Hunt and draft picks from #MNWild for David Jiricek, per @PierreVLeBrun.

The Wild have acquired defenseman David Jiricek from the Columbus Blue Jackets. ST. PAUL- The Minnesota Wild have made a trade. They have acquired defensive prospect David Jiricek from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Daemon Hunt and draft picks.

Jiricek, 21, was selected with the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft but was unable to grab a regular spot in the Blue Jackets lineup.

Frank Seravalli is reporting that Minnesota is receiving Jiricek and a 2025 fifth-round pick in exchange for forward Daemon Hunt along with a 2025 first-round pick, Colorado’s 2026 third-round pick, and second and fourth-round picks in 2027. Jiricek was the sixth overall pick in 2022.

The Minnesota Wild have made a trade. They have reportedly acquired defensive prospect David Jiricek from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Daemon Hunt and draft picks.

The Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets just made a blockbuster trade. Here are my trade grades for both teams:

The Wild’s already solid defense has helped them to a 15-4-4 record to start the 2024-25 NHL season making this year’s first-round pick expendable. The inclusion of a first-round pick was likely a bare minimum for the Blue Jackets organization despite this one likely falling outside of the lottery.

The Minnesota Wild have made a significant move to bolster their blue line, acquiring defenseman David Jiricek and a fifth-round draft pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired defenseman David Jiricek from the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Daemon Hunt and draft picks.